William forgets wedding anniversary due to Facebook reminder setting failure

Prince William was in the royal dog box, with only corgis for companions, as it emerged that he forgot his first wedding anniversary.

While apologetic, William noted he had been let down by technology: “The only Facebook alert I got that day was for ‘Knobby’ Leighton-Smith’s birthday and I duly bought him a giant inflatable badger. Turns out anniversary alerts are not automatic, and you have to set them up.”

After 24 hours of looking in the mirror and crying herself to sleep, Princess Kate was in a more conciliatory mood: “It’s just one of those things I suppose, but still a bit odd as William’s technological skills have improved of late – he was the only one who clicked ‘accept’ to the Facebook event ‘Pippa’s slumber party.’”